1 Charge Phase
Declaration & Movement
• Declare charges (roll Morale
Checks (MC) for Cossack or
landwehr units)
• Mark all units or stacks that will
be conducting a charge.
• Select each unit or stack and
conduct charge movement.
Count aloud movement points
as they are expended (MP).
• When cavalry come within 2
hexes of enemy units, active
player must state if they are the
target of the charge. If passed
over, they cannot be targeted by
that cavalry stack in this phase.
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5 Charge Phase
Infantry as Target
An infantry unit or stack containing
infantry has been declared the
target of the charge.
• Infantry opts to STAND and
accept the charge.
• Infantry makes a morale check
(with modifiers)
• Pass – Charge ends, await Melee
a Cheval defensive fire and
melee phase. After melee, mark
cav fatigue and Charged
• Fail – Infantry unit routs.
Cavalry units rolls for recall
(16.5). Infantry may suffer
pursuit losses. Conduct PGD
movement
2 Charge Phase
Reaction Charges
Non-Active Player may attempt to
intercept Active cavalry.
• Heavy Cavalry – 4 hex reaction
zone
• Light Cavalry- 6 hex reaction
zone.
• Declare reacting cavalry
unit/stack and make a morale
check (MC).
• Fail - unit stays put
• Passes- move reacting cavalry to
intercept active charge, await
Melee a Cheval phase.
• Non-active cavalry unit may only
attempt 1 reaction per enemy
stack.
6 Charge Phase
Infantry as Target
An infantry unit or stack containing
infantry has been declared the
target of the charge.
• Infantry opts to FORM CARRE
Consult the Carre Realization Table
for appropriate nation.
• Make roll (with modifiers)
• Success- place square marker on top
of infantry. Cavalry unit moves on
top of square, suffering opportunity
fire. Charge ends, await defensive
fire & melee. After melee, mark cav
fatigue and Charged
• Failure~ Disorder – Mark unit
“disordered” Failure~ PGD – Mark
unit PGD
• Cav can opt to pursue or roll for
recall.
3 Charge Phase 4 Charge Phase
Infantry Reaction Artillery as Target
An Artillery unit or stack of batteries
Non-Active player can attempt to
has been declared the target of the
have his infantry battalions or
charge.
regiments form carre (square).
• Unlimbered – roll to stand when
• Enemy cavalry unit must be 4
cavalry comes adjacent.
hexes or closer.
• Pass- charge ends, await Melee
• Reacting infantry must have a
a Cheval defensive fire & melee
line of sight to charging cavalry.
phase. After melee, mark cav
• Consult Carre Realization table
fatigue and Charged
and roll with applicable
• Fail- artillery unit(s) eliminated
modifiers. (minimum 3 increments)
Roll a die. On a 1, the guns
• Success- place square marker on
spiked remove to org chart.
top of infantry.
Otherwise goes to Battery Box.
• Failure- place Disorder or PDG
• Limbered – battery routs -PGD.
counter on top of unit and
Cavalry rolls for recall (16.5).
conduct retreat movement.
7 Charge Phase
Movement Phase
8
Cavalry Recall
The declared target of the charge
(infantry or limbered artillery) has
• Set timer for the amount of time
Disordered or PGD.
the active player has based upon
• Cavalry unit makes a recall roll
the scenario rules.
(see scenario rules table)
• Success- Active player has choice • Start the timer and begin
to pursue target, continue moving all units which did not
movement, and/or pick a new conduct charges in the previous
target. phase and are part of a MU.
• Fail- cav must conduct pursuit. • It is recommended that you
If MP’s remain, must continue conduct your movement in an
organized way. Complete the
charge – new target. If they fail
movement of one MU before
to melee an enemy, the cav will
conducting the movement of
PGD at the conclusion of it’s
the next MU.
charge movement.
• Mark cav fatigue and Charged
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Movement Phase
9 10 Opportunity Charge
Opportunity Fire
Anytime the Active player exits a
ZoI or changes formations within a
ZoI of Infantry or unlimbered
artillery belonging to the enemy
player.
• Conduct a fire attack from the
non-active player on the active
unit.
• Use the fire defense of the
formation before that of which it
is changing.
5th Edition Rules – Sequence of Play Cards (Sheet 2 of 3: Front)
Movement Phase
12 Assault Declaration
During the movement phase, the
active player identifies which of his
units will participate in melee
combats and declares the various
enemy target hexes.
• Active player moves his unit(s)
adjacent to the enemy.
• An Assault Marker is placed on
those units pointing toward the
enemy target. They await the
Assault phase.
• Units which begin adjacent to
their target must make a
successful MC with a -6 (plus
other modifiers). Mark as Roll
to Close. Otherwise, they Disorder.
Movement Phase
Active player moves within 1 or 2
hexes of the ZoI of enemy cavalry,
or spends MP in this zone
• Enemy cavalry rolls for morale
check. (Cannot be exhausted or
in skirmish formation)
• Failure- No Charge, enemy cav
stands in place.
• Passes- Cavalry unit moves
adjacent to active unit which
provoked the charge. (see card
11)
• Only one attempt to opportunity
charge can be made per enemy
unit/stack per turn.
14 Assault Phase
Pre-Melee MC
Defender rolls for morale check
(with modifiers) {if in general order
terrain defender passes}
• Fail- mark Disorder and retreat
half their MP or at least 1 hex.
(Attacker may occupy vacated
hex)
• Pass- The attacker must make a
MC.
• Attacker fails – mark Disorder,
retreat half their MP or at least 1
hex.
• Attacker passes- calculate melee
values of increments involved.
Consult the assault table, roll
and reference melee results.
Movement Phase
11 Opportunity Charge
Opportunity charge roll was
successful.
• Active infantry, cavalry or
artillery unit/stack is pinned.
Move the reacting cav forward
and place a charge marker.
• Reacting cav is considered the
attacker in upcoming melee
phase, unless the active player
“assaults” the cav. If this
happens, the pinned unit is no
longer part of the melee, but
could perform a fire attack.
• Cavalry marked as tired (for
melee) or exhausted if already
tired.
15 Recovery Phase
Morale
Active Player makes MC for all PGD
units.
• Pass- remove PGD marker
{cavalry marked exhausted}
Unit is in column or general order
• Fail- Use printed MP to get at
least 15 hexes from enemy, seek
dwelling or woods hex.
• Active player make MC for all
Disordered units
• Pass- remove Disorder marker
Unit is in column or general order
• Fail- Mark as PGD, use printed
MP to get at least 15 hexes from
enemy, seek dwelling or woods hex.
13 Fire Combat
Defensive & Offensive
Defensive Fire happens first.
• Non-Active player makes fire
attacks on any enemy units
adjacent to front hexes of
infantry or unlimbered artillery.
Offensive fire happens second
• Active player selects target
hexes to fire upon which are
either adjacent or within range
& line of sight for infantry and
unlimbered artillery.
A hex can only be fired upon once
per fire phase. All fire is considered
simultaneous, apply losses as such.
16 Recovery Phase
Cavalry Readiness
Active player checks for cavalry that
would recover 1 step of readiness.
(see 16.1F)
• Unit did not melee this turn
• Unit moved ½ or less of its
printed MP
Cavalry can recover 2 steps of
readiness if
• Unit did not melee this turn
• Unit did not move
Remove Charge markers from
active player cavalry.
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A Command Segment
Each side determines the number of
Command Points (CP) they have for
the coming turn (see scenario rules)
Command is traced from Army
Leader(s) to Wing/Corp leaders to
Division/Brigade Leaders to their
various combat units. Leaders and
units beyond the range of their
immediate superior are marked
“Out of Command”.
5th Edition Rules – Sequence of Play Cards (Sheet 3 of 3: Front)
Leader Chit
Leaders which have not yet moved
and are not part of a MU may
move.
Leaders which moved should have
their counter flipped to the reverse
side to indicate their movement is
complete for this turn.
The player who drew this chit will
move his leaders first. When they
are done moving all their leaders,
their opponent will conduct leader
movement.
Maneuver Unit (MU)
B C
Creation
Players spend their Command
Points to create Maneuver Units
(MU’s). 1 CP = 1 MU
As each MU is created, a MU chit is
placed on top of that leader and a
matching MU chit is placed in the
draw cup.
After all MU’s have been assigned,
players can roll for eligible light
cavalry leaders to generate a MU
for their formation. (see rule 8.5)
Reinforcements
All units and leaders currently
scheduled to arrive this turn are
placed on the map at their entry
hexes and moved onto the map.
Formations which are part of a
designated Administrative March
are moved during this phase.
The player who pulled the chit will
conduct his
reinforcement/Administrative
March movement first, followed by
his opponent.
Drawing Chits
The draw cup should contain the
MU chits of both players. Add the
Action Chits (Leader, Regroup,
Artillery, Reinforcements).
• Players will alternate drawing a
chit from the cup.
• If a MU, then all MU’s of that
side may move (see card #1
Cavalry Charge). Remove all
MU’s of that side from the cup.
• If an Action Chit, then conduct
that.
• When all chits have been drawn
and acted upon, go to card D
Artillery Chit
Mortars, howitzers and artillery
batteries that belong to a Grand
Battery may fire during this phase.
• This phase represents a bonus
round of firing for howitzers and
grand batteries which may also
fire during the offensive and
defensive fire phases.
• Artillery firing during this phase
expend ammunition.
D Turn Adjustment
Segment
All leader counters will be flipped
back to their front-sides.
The “minute” marker will be
advanced 20-minutes, and the
“hour” marker will advance if it is
the top of the hour.
If it is the start of a new hour- each
player will check for Morale Levels
for their respective forces (see
scenario rules) (see 17.4)
A new turn begins with a new
Command Segment (see card A)
Regroup Chit
Players may move all their units
which are Out of Command (and
not adjacent to an enemy unit) so
as to return to command range of
their immediate superior leader.
(See movement Restrictions 8.8.2.1)
• Units In Command, but not part
of a MU nor within an enemy
ZoI, may change their stacking
order and facing.
• Artillery may unlimber and
attempt to limber
• Drawing player moves all his
units first. His opponent follows.
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